The Godfather
1972
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Apr 25, 2024 · The Godfather, American gangster epic film, released in 1972, that was adapted from the 1969 best-selling novel by Mario Puzo and has been regarded as a masterpiece since its release. Its creative cinematography , haunting score, and unforgettable performances by such actors as Marlon Brando and Al Pacino made the multigenerational saga an ...
Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, this mob drama, based on Mario Puzo's novel of the same name, focuses on the powerful Italian-American crime family of Don Vito Corleone...
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New York, 1945. Don Vito Corleone (played by Marlon Brando) is the aging Godfather of a mafia family. He has three sons - Sonny (James Caan), Fredo (John Cazale) and Michael (Al Pacino). Sonny is his natural successor but is impulsive, short-tempered and not much of a thinker. Fredo is overly passive.
The Godfather. The son of the patriarch of the most powerful Mafia clan in New York returns home from war determined to live his own life - but is forced to take up arms in a clash between his father’s traditional ways and the newcomers who threaten the family business. 23,923 IMDb 9.2 2 h 55 min 1972. X-Ray HDR UHD R.
Mar 16, 1997 · The story by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola is a brilliant conjuring act, inviting us to consider the Mafia entirely on its own terms. Don Vito Corleone ( Marlon Brando) emerges as a sympathetic and even admirable character; during the entire film, this lifelong professional criminal does nothing of which we can really disapprove.
Overview. Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge. Francis Ford Coppola.
Reviews. The Godfather. Roger Ebert January 01, 1972. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. We know from Gay Talese’s book Honor Thy Father that being a professional mobster isn’t all sunshine and roses. More often, it’s the boredom of stuffy rooms and a bad diet of carry-out food, punctuated by brief, terrible bursts of violence.
